Dr Lenka Vráblíková, a PhD graduate from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, has been recognised at this year’s Women of Achievement Awards at the University of Leeds.

Held for the fifth time, the Awards are a key part of the University’s Leeds Gender Framework. They celebrate the significant contributions and impact that the winners have made across the University and beyond.

The 15 women receiving awards were all nominated by their peers, and represent academic and professional staff, as well as students, and are drawn from across the University. They all share a common commitment to excellence and have performed outstandingly in their fields, whether this be in research, student education or student experience, scholarship, leadership of key University initiatives, or supporting administrative and technical activities.

She completed a PhD in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies in 2017, titled Tremendous Pedagogies: Feminist theory, deconstruction and the university. Her research provides a theoretical exploration of the concept of the modern university and strives to imagine its future by bringing together particular threads within feminist and deconstructive thought.

"It was an honour to be asked to collect Lenka’s certificate at the Awards Ceremony.

"Lenka is now in South Africa pursuing her research as a Postdoctoral Fellow, a very much deserved position.

"We are very proud in the School of all our research students and Lenka’s work, as recognised by this award, is part of a wider, graduate student-led initiative thinking critically about feminism today and engaging younger women in this work. They are all amazing role models."